Open AccessAcute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis in Adolescent: A Case Report
Author(s) -
L Stella,
Joana Tenente,
Teresa Corrales,
Diana Moreira
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
gazeta médica/gazeta médica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2184-0628
pISSN - 2183-8135
DOI - 10.29315/gm.v8i2.422
Subject(s) - medicine , gingivitis , emergency department , dental care , dentistry , psychiatry
A previously healthy seventeen-year-old male, with intermittent smoking habits, presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of gingival pain, with progressive aggravation. He denied fever, gingival bleeding or other symptoms. No history of recent infection was reported. He reported poor dental care. [...]